International Viral Hepatitis Elimination Meeting (IVHEM) 2023

The members of the Organizing Committee are a group of carefully selected experts and inspirational leaders in their respective fields. They meet frequently to discuss the scientific program of the workshop, identify interesting topics and candidate speakers, and review all submitted abstracts.

Scientific Committee

• Rakesh Aggarwal, MD (AIIMS), DM (PGIMER), FNASc, FAMS - Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), India
• Po-Lin Chan, MD - World Health Organization, Philippines
• Ponsiano Ocama, MD, PhD - Makerere University, Uganda
• Gagandeep Singh Grover, MD - Health and Family Welfare, India
• Saeed Hamid, MBBS, FRCP, FRCPI, FACP, FACG, FAASLD - Aga Khan University, Pakistan
• Angelos Hatzakis, MD, PhD, MSc - Athens University Medical School, Greece
• Margaret Hellard, AM, MBBS, FRACP, FAFPHM, PhD - Burnet Institute, Australia
• Khin Pyone Kyi, MBBS, DBact, MMedSc, PhD, FRCP - Myanmar Liver Foundation, Myanmar
• Jeffrey Lazarus, PhD, MIH, MA - Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain
• Maud Lemoine, MD, PhD - Imperial College London, United Kingdom
• Liudmyla Maistat - Medicines Patent Pool, Switzerland
• Hailemichael Desalegn Mekonnen, MD, PhD - St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
• Yvonne Nartey, MBChB, MSc, MPhil – Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana
• Michael Ninburg, Hepatitis Education Project (HEP), United States
• Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, MD, PhD - Hôpital Henri Mondor, France
• Homie Razavi, PhD, MBA - Center for Disease Analysis (CDA), United States
• Shiv. K. Sarin, MD, DM, DSc. (Hony.), FNA, FNAS - Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), India
• Janvier Serumondo, MD - Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Rwanda
• Mark Sonderup, B Pharm, MBChB, FCP(SA), MMed - University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Sonjelle Shilton, MPH - Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Switzerland
• Nasamon Wanlapakorn, MD, PhD - Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

The members of Scientific Committee are hand-picked by the Organizing Committee and the workshop secretariat based on their significant contributions and commitment to the field. They assist the Organizing Committee by providing them with suggestions for speakers and topics. In addition, members of the Scientific Committee participate in reviewing submitted abstracts, and play an active role during the workshop as moderators and/or chairs of sessions.